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DELIVERY 0F BOXES. No.177,5'53. Patented Mayl, 1876.

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" UNITED STATES GEORGE H. PERKINS, -OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO PATENT OFFICE;

HIMSELF, JOSEPH LE COMTE, OF NEW YORK CITY, AND ATLANTIC BEFINING COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

i IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING `TI IE C ONI/EYANCE'AND DELIVERY 0F BOXES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l77. 55 3, dated May 16, 1876; applicationiled Y April 19, 1876.

. ments in devices for the conveyance and delivery ofboxed cans containing petroleum or similar liquid 5 and the objects of my improvements are, irst,to facilitate the placing of the box on the conveyer; second, to regulate its descent along the same; third, to'nlark the box during its passage; and, fourth, to provide for the direct delivery of the box o'nto the. deck of a vessel, or-for its storage in a suitable apartment.

Theseobjects I attain in the manner which I will now proceed to describe, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure l, Sheet l', is a plan view of part of my improvements; Fig. 2, an enlarged sectional view of a portion of the same; Fig. 3, a transverse vertical section on the line'l 2; Fig. 4, Sheet 2, a transverse vertical section, drawn to an enlarged scale, of a portion of the device not shown in Fig. 1; andFig. 5, a plan View of Fig. 4..

XX represent portions of two ways along which the boxed cans slide after their lids have been secured, as described in a former Y application-for a patent tiled by me on the 6th day of- November, 1875.

A A are two parallel ways, which are somewhat closer together )than the ways X X, but which form continuations ofthe same. These ways are gradually inclined downward from other yielding material'. To one of the ways A, at a point adjacent to the pit d, is hung a lever, B, connected by means ot' a cord or chain, c, to a lever, C, which is arranged at a considerable distance from the lever B, and isV connected to a lever, C', attached by means ot' suitable cords or chains to the ways A A, which, for some distance on either side of this point, are capable of yielding, and can, by operating the lever B, be made to approach and bind upon the sides of the boxes, thus preventing their further descent. Upon releasing the lever the yielding Ways will spring apart,

`and the lever C will be retracted, owing tothe formed upon its'peripliery the proper characters, this Wheel sliding vertically in bearings in the ways, andv bearing at the lower edge upon the periphery lofan inking-wheel, l1., whichv has its bearings in the end of a springbar, F, secured to the Ways, and turns in an ink-bag, t', from which it derives its supply, the surplus ink being-removed from the periphery ofthe wheel by a brush, i', before it comes in contact with' the-periphery of the marking-wheel g. At a point beyond the inking device justv described ways H extend from one of the ways A to the licor of a store-house, and to these ways is adapted aslidiug car-v riage, I, to which is attached one end of a cord, m, which passes round a roller, n, turning in bearingsp, secured tothe ways, and is attached at its opposite end to the end of a spring-bar, J secured to the ioor of the storehouse. On this cord near the end is hung a weight, r, and at a point somewhat higher up a weight, sboth these weights, when the carriage I is at the top of the ways H, resting upon the floor, butbeing raised as the said carriage descends. Tol one of the ways A, immediately adjacent to this unloading device, is hung an arm, t, Fig. 1, which can be so acted upon by a cam-lever, u, that it will be forced against the side of the box on the way, and stop its movement. From this point the ways lead direct to the deck or side of a vessel which is to be loaded with the boxes.

l The operation of the above-de scribed device is as follows: A box from the ways X is received upon the table b, and is then seized by an attendant, and turned to the position shown bydotted lines in Fig. l, this movement being` facilitated by the rollers e. The box is then turned over, so that its end rests on the saw--Y dust in the pit d, and is then again turned, as

shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, and laid topA of the same, when the attendant operates the lever B, thus drawing togetherl the said -exil ble portion of the ways and their strips E, and causing them to clamp and hold the box.

.The box is thus held until the ways between it and the lever B become lled with boxes, when said lever is released, and a number of boxes are allowed topass on. Afterl a certain number have passed beyond the control ot' the brake, however, the latter is again tightened, and the descent of the rest ot' the boxes is stopped until the space thus cleared at the head of' the ways A is again filled with boxes, when the operation is repeated.

By thus maintaining on the ways a line of boxes in contact with each other, and by releasing a few at a time, the tendency ofthe boxes to strike forcibly against each other and endanger the contents is prevented. I

,Y The boxes which have been released-by the brake lnove down'the ways, and pass over the printing-wheel g, by which the proper names or characters are marked upon the lids of the boxes. The latter then continue their movement directly to the ends of theways, it' it is desired to deliver the boxes upon the deck or at the side of a ship.

If the boxes are being delivered too fast, an attendant moves the cam-lever u so as to bind the arm t against the box opposite to it, and thus stop its descent until the boxes in front have been disposed of.

If it is not desired, however, to deliver the boxes directly on ship-board, an attendant standing upon a platform adjacent to the ways the lip at the bottom. The weight of the box causes the descent of the carriage I until it lifts Vthe weight s, which balances the weight ot the box, and prevents' the further descent ofthe carriage. As the next box arrives it is turned over upon the box already on the carriage, thus causing its further descent until counterbalanced'by the weight fr. Upon the the third box being placed upon the carriage the latter descends to the bottom ot the ways H, the descent being gradual, however, owing.

to the action upon the end of the cord m of the spring-bar J.

The boxes are now in position for the insertion beneath the lowermost box of the nose of a truck, as shown by dotted lines, onto which the boxes are tilted, and on which they are conveyed to the point at which they are to be stored. Y

As soon as the Yboxes are removed the weights r and s fall, and draw the carriage I to the top of theways-H, preparatory to receiving another load.

It will be seen that the entire operation above described necessitates very little handling of Athe boxes, and is continuous, the

boxes being delivered as fast as they are ref' ceived from the ways X. I 1 I claim as my invention- 1 The combination of the ways X and A,

with the table b and its rollers e.

2. The combination ofthe table b and ways A with the pit d. f 3. The inclinedL ways A, combined with braking appliances, by which the descent of the boxesniay be retarded or stopped, as described. .y 4. The combination of the yielding portions of the ways and their strips E E and the lever B, with devices substantially as described, by which, upon the movement ot' said leverB the ways are caused to approach eachother, asset forth. v 5. The combination of the ways A A, down which the box slides, with the marking-,wheel g. 6. The combination ot' the ways A with the ways H, and the sliding carriage I, the descent of which is regulated by a spring or weight.`

7.- The combination of the carriage I and its cord m, with the roller l11,-weights r and s, and spring-bar J.

. In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEO. H.PERKINS.

Witnesses: Y I

HARRY HoWsoN, Jr., v HARRY SMITH. 

